Farm Bureau members appointed to boards and commissions

Four Oklahoma Farm Bureau members were recently appointed to several boards and commissions by Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt.

Garfield County Farm Bureau member Tyler Schnaithman was appointed to the Oklahoma State Board of Agriculture, which oversees the work of the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry. In his role, Schnaithman will represent 16 counties in Northwest Oklahoma. Schnaithman is a fifth-generation farmer, and he and his family raise cattle, wheat, corn and soybeans on their family farm in Garber.

Jessica Wilcox, a Major County Farm Bureau member, was tapped to serve a five-year term as Area 1 Commissioner for the Oklahoma Conservation Commission, which works to conserve, protect and restore Oklahoma's natural resources. Jessica and her husband, Clint, raise cattle, wheat, soybeans, canola and milo near Fairview.

Adair County Farm Bureau member Megan Langley was appointed to the Arkansas-Oklahoma Arkansas River Compact Commission, which oversees the apportionment of water from the Arkansas River between the two states and manages pollution abatement efforts in the waters of the Arkansas River Basin. Megan and her husband, Kyle, raise poultry for Simmons Foods in Adair County.

Russell Isaacs, a Beaver County Farm Bureau member, was appointed to serve a seven-year term on the Oklahoma Water Resources Board, the state's water resources planning and development agency. He raises wheat, cotton, corn and milo in the Oklahoma panhandle.

Each appointee was tapped by Gov. Kevin Stitt and confirmed by the Oklahoma Senate in May.